abscissa
Americannoun
noun
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The distance of a point from the y-axis on a graph in the Cartesian coordinate system. It is measured parallel to the x-axis. For example, a point having coordinates (2,3) has 2 as its abscissa.
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Compare ordinate
Etymology
Origin of abscissa
1690–1700; feminine of Latin abscissus (past participle of abscindere to abscind )
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The lowest ERK2 concentration at which the mass signal of the compound was still observed is shown on the abscissa.
From Nature • Apr. 22, 2018
Any such event is represented with respect to the co-ordinate system K by the abscissa x and the time t, and with respect to the system K1 by the abscissa x' and the time t'.
From Relativity : the Special and General Theory by Lawson, Robert W. (Robert William)
The ordinate in these curves represents the E.M. variation, and the abscissa the time.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir
Any such event is represented with respect to the co-ordinate system K by the abscissa x and the time t, and with respect to the system K' by the abscissa x' and the time t'.
From Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Einstein, Albert
In the screws now under consideration, the values of the pitch/diameter vary only from 1.2 to 1.34, and for these the abscissa values for the same slips do not differ much.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various
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